On Wednesday we celebrated 10 years of the Entrepreneur Academy. We were delighted to be joined by many past student entrepreneurs who have gone on to establish successful local businesses.  We also welcomed the Academy's fantastic business experts and dragons from the past and present.  Without their generous support the academies would not be possible.

Winning business awards is a great way to raise the profile of your business, in this months learning lunch hear from past winners and get tips to make award winning applications.

Speakers:

Mike Jackson, Morr & Co. Headline sponsors of the Reigate and Banstead Business Awards, will discuss what the sponsors are looking for when judging applications.

Katie Beth, from Reigate based Inner Art Tuition, who will talk about the benefits of entering and winning awards.

Winner of: 

•  'Social Impact' at Reigate & Banstead Business Awards in 2022, and
•  The Reigate and Banstead Borough Council Entrepreneur Academy in 2022

The Economic Prosperity Team will talk about the Reigate & Banstead Business Awards.

Redhill

• Moore Kingston Smith is celebrating a milestone 100 years in business throughout 2023.
• Stacey Cann who runs the Redhill and Croydon franchise, Daisy First Aid, has won the ‘Disruptive Franchisee of the Year’ award at the Franchise Business School Disruptive Franchise Awards.
• SES Water won the Asset Management Initiative of the Year Award for their DMA Asset Health Project at the Water Industry Awards.

Reigate

• Opus Technology has been named as Infinigate Cloud’s UK Security Partner of the Year.
• Crumbs Brewing has recently announced that it is now a Certified B Corporation.
• The Black Horse has been awarded the Sustainable Restaurant Association’s ‘Food Made Good’ sustainability certification.

Burgh Heath

• Toyota Financial Services celebrated their 25th Anniversary in June.

Have you got some great business news to shout about?  Let us know!

19 July 12.00-14.00 Reigate & Banstead Learning Lunch - How to win awards (Town Hall, Reigate)

What winning awards can do to raise the profile of your business, and how to fill in your application for the best chance of success.

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13 October 17.45 RBInspire Business Networking and Expert Speaker (Monte Forte, Reigate)

How to improve your marketing and generate quality leads with Nicola Macdonald Book now

18 October: 12.00-14.00 Reigate & Banstead Learning Lunch - How to improve your public speaking to engage your audience (Town Hall, Reigate)

Anna Randall from The Speaker’s Coach will share her top tips and tools for crafting your presentations as well as demonstrating how to stand up and deliver talks without feeling anxious and uncomfortable.

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11 October 17.45 RBInspire Mentoring Meeting (Town Hall, Reigate)

Start and grow your small business with free mentoring and tap into the wealth of expertise in the Reigate & Banstead business community.

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22 November: 12.00-14.00 Reigate & Banstead Learning Lunch - How to beat burnout and thrive! (Town Hall, Reigate)

Nikki Paine will give advice on how to identify the key signs of burn out and how to create a resilient lifestyle and mindset. Book now 

From 1 October 2023 businesses must no longer supply, sell or offer certain single-use plastic items in England.

The ban on these items will include:

• online and over-the-counter sales and supply
• items from new and existing stock
• all types of single-use plastic, including biodegradable, compostable and recycled
• items wholly or partly made from plastic, including coating or lining

Single use’ means the item is meant to be used only once for its original purpose.

Redhill library is to benefit from a multi-million pound investment programme into Surrey’s libraries. The Surrey County Council project will modernise services and create flexible, innovative and inclusive spaces that best meet the needs of residents at a number of key facilities. The improvements include meeting pods, flexible meeting rooms with kitchenette, moveable partitions/walls to create agile workspaces, new furniture and a flexible layout with space for events and performances, exhibitions, partner organisations and community use. Reigate & Banstead Borough Council has committed £500k in Community Infrastructure Levy funding towards the Redhill project, which is expected to be complete by the end of 2024.

Enterprise Nation has partnered with Vodafone Business to equip 800,000 small businesses over the next three years with the digital skills they need to take their operations to the next level.  

The free training programme – delivered exclusively online, and consisting of workshops, webinars and e-learning modules – will empower businesses to kickstart digital change, adopt new technology, and stay safe online.

Many UK businesses fail every year due to a lack of cash flow and not a lack of profitability. Of those companies, 65% say that a lack of access to funding is responsible for their cash flow issues.

This webinar, we will be explaining all things finance: the what, the why and the how. Sign up for free to learn top tips so you can build a profitable business and discover how to take your company to the next level through your finances.

The British Business Bank has partnered with the Open University to offer businesses a range of free informative online courses as part of their ‘Start Up Loans’ initiative. The courses cover a range of business essentials, from digital skills and marketing to bookkeeping and accounting. These are designed to help business owners understand more about the key aspects of running a business – from day-to-day operations to growing your venture. To access the courses, you will need to create an account on their website. 

Eager to access new suppliers or customers in markets around the world? Embark on your international journey with Go Global, a new free programme of support and guidance from Santander and Enterprise 
Nation, in collaboration with Dropbox and Deloitte.

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